Jacob Bureros, band member of Talillo, was a bystander at yesterday’s Lapu Lapu attack in Vancouver. While at a vigil at St Mary the Virgin South Hill Church this morning, Bureros described the tragedy as the suspect slowed down after initial impact, before then accelerating again into the crowd. Bureros also indicated that the suspect was not pulled out of the vehicle, but instead tried to flee the scene before being chased and apprehended by Bureros and other bystanders.
Sources are indicating that the suspect was a 30-year old member of Vancouver’s Filipino community, who was already known to VPD for previous mental health issues. The suspect’s identity is expected to be released by the VPD later today.